Higgs Boson & Graviton: Same or Different?

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The Higgs boson and the graviton are fundamentally different particles. The Higgs boson is associated with the Higgs field, which is responsible for giving mass to particles, while the graviton is theorized to mediate the force of gravity. The discussion clarifies that gravity is the source of the graviton, not the other way around. Current understanding indicates that the true nature of mass remains an unresolved question in physics.

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Is the Higgs boson and the Graviton two descriptions of the same thing?
 
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Thanks... I think.
Perhaps I'll stick with the laymen explanation until they make a 'for dummies' book about it - Higgs field gives mass, Graviton gives gravity.
 
Except it's really the other way around: gravity gives graviton. And Higgs permits mass. Nobody knows what really causes mass!
 

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